PS turbos: Steal blinds at 15/30 and 25/50?

[Robert]

'Rilla said in another post about PS turbo SnGs, that he would start looking for opportunities to steal blind already in the 15/30 and 25/50 blind levels. Is it really necessary to put your chips on the line when theres nothing much to gain? I start stealing blinds when they go up to 50/100 and my stack gains something significant when I steal.

Discuss

[a500lbgorilla]

I said I just start looking, just not very hard.

It's really of not much importance at all. At 25/50 I start looking a little harder but yah definitly by 50/100 is when I've completely dropped the weak/tightiness

-'rilla

[daluchy]

When you're at around 11x-13x BB and Level 4-6 come around, is it worth it to use a 3x BB raise or just push to steal?

[Robert]

Depends on the opponent. If opp is loose and calls 3xBB raises with a large range of hands I go allin instead of raising 3xBB - the same if opp loves to resteal. If I have no read at all or my read says this guy is tight when facing a 3xBB with big blinds, I just raise 3xBB.

[Rockymv]

I've done fine just not stealing until my stack is low enough that I'm pushing anyway. What do you guys think of that? In the 55's? It makes 4-tabling easier, and opps. at that level like to get cute to pick off 3xBB steals...but there's no getting cute about an all in steal. That's not to say that I don't throw 3bb with mediocre hands in CO now and then...but only when I feel very strongly that they'll fold. Thoughts?

[a500lbgorilla]

When you're at around 11x-13x BB and Level 4-6 come around, is it worth it to use a 3x BB raise or just push to steal?

Push steal if ops still left to act have 10 or less. With 11, I throw 2.5 in preflop and maybe 3.5 on a flop that I've missed. Still gives me a breath of air if op hangs around and I dont hit.

-'rilla